2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (635+ words) Plus, Sappi North America and CJ Biomaterials introduce products that resist grease in foodservice applications. Companies constantly innovate and redesign their packaging to boost performance, enhance sustainability and improve marketability. Here's a look at four recent packaging product launches or…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (1714+ words) Polyolefins are bearing the brunt of supply disruptions and price increases, and renormalization isn't expect until 2027 at the earliest. Commodity intelligence service ICIS has reported since March that the Iran war is contributing to a spike in plastic prices, notably…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (280+ words) The report calls for updating existing regulatory frameworks to ensure safe production and application of recycled food-contact materials. Because of the especially complex considerations with food and beverage applications, some recycled plastic advocates have noted that there are many other…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (531+ words) In its first sustainability report covering the integrated company, SW laid out targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, water use and waste. It also teased that more goals could be coming. Smurfit Westrock introduced new 2030 goals in its sustainability report'released…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (436+ words) SB 54 could spark lawsuits from environmental groups and businesses alike. Meanwhile, certain industry groups are seeking a preliminary injunction with recyclability labeling law SB 343. Litigation is brewing in California as two major recycling regulations " extended producer responsibility and source reduction…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (554+ words) The agency is shedding more light on identifying producer status and covered materials, as well as identifying food and agricultural packaging that may be excluded. After California finalized SB 54 regulations on May 1, Cal Recycle released multiple guidance documents on May…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago  (630+ words) The lawsuit also names former GPI CEO Mike Doss and former CFO Stephen Scherger as individual defendants. Other investors have until July to join the case. The plaintiff "acquired Graphic Packaging securities at artificially inflated prices during the Class Period…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (511+ words) Paper cup recycling access has quadrupled during the last decade, according to the Foodservice Packaging Institute. It took years of work and collaboration to reach this recycling milestone, including through FPI founding the Paper Cup Alliance in 2018 to accelerate paper…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (449+ words) The Maine Department of Environmental Protection still expects producers will owe money this year. But the process of contracting with a stewardship organization has repeatedly been pushed back. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection still expects producers will owe money…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (786+ words) The hearings are one of multiple actions that USTR is currently undertaking related to Section 301 tariffs. On Wednesday, USTR also announced it had started to review such tariffs on imports from China that were implemented during the first Trump administration....